Season finale of 'This is Us' relays critical home fire safety messages

QUINCY, Mass. – Over the past few weeks, the NBC television show, “This is Us,” has effectively dramatized home fire missteps that can have deadly consequences.

The National Fire Protection Association said these dramatizations turned a spotlight on fire safety, a topic many think little about until it’s too late.

“‘This is Us’ showed viewers how characters’ actions and oversights led to tragedy and provides a powerful opportunity to talk about what can be done to prevent fire fatalities in real life,” Lorraine Carli, NFPA’s vice president of outreach and advocacy said....